Alberta Flood Watch 2013

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by fotze

There is a guy on twitter saying Calgary deserves this because of that proposed pipeline.

@jashsf

What did he say? Looks like the tweet was deleted. Although anyone trying to draw that parallel is a complete arsehole.

Originally Posted by mariners_fever

Yessir. Now safe and sound in Tuscany.

That was one of the great things about living in Tuscany. The whole city would have to be under water for the damn place to flood.

[Acey]

Riverbend, Deer Run WILL get evacuated according to 660 News, Douglas Glen to follow I'd assume.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Scott Dippel ‏@CBCScott 3m Downtown evac coming. CPS advising ppl to stay out of downtown. Flooding will reach 6 ave from river. #yyc #

Holy crap. Guess I'm packing a bag.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

It's nice to see that the flood hasn't ruined your good spirit.

[annasuave]

Originally Posted by ricosuave

We've got a spare bed in Highwood (NW) if anyone is in need.

Except Fotze.

Just kidding, Fotze is always welcome.

Fotze? At our house? Wow. I knew it was an emergency, but I didn't know it was THAT bad.

[BerubeHater]

Apologies if this is already posted.

Real time Bow River Depth:
http://www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/grap...ml?stn=05BH004

Edit: Apparently Real-Time is a few hours behind.

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Nehkara

Word is that the Twitter won't let the CPS tweet because they are "over their limit". Unbelievable.

Nothing unbelievable about it, Twitter has a massive spam problem and inadequate servers, these limits need to be in place. Nobody at Twitter expected it to be the primary form of communication to the public for city officials and police departments during natural diasters, so they can be given for not having immediate contingencies to lift this limit.

[KelVarnsen]

Thoughts and prayers to the Suave family.

[saskflames69]

Interesting article.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by saskflames69

Interesting article.

In the context of parts of Calgary flooding and homes and people being evacuated, how is this interesting?

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by Acey

Nothing unbelievable about it, Twitter has a massive spam problem and inadequate servers, these limits need to be in place. Nobody at Twitter expected it to be the primary form of communication to the public for city officials and police departments during natural diasters, so they can be given for not having immediate contingencies to lift this limit.

Ya, maybe if this were 2011, no, but Twitter has been huge in tonnes of disasters and I'd imagine they have mechanisms in place to remove the cap fairly quickly. This isn't their first rodeo.

[atb]

Bow actually looks a little lower than the earlier picture of the peace bridge?



Earlier:

[BlackArcher101]

Look at the google image for today. How fitting. https://www.google.ca/

[habernac]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

In the context of parts of Calgary flooding and homes and people being evacuated, how is this interesting?

It's all about the fishing, dude.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

How so?

Because some of us find water pollution to be an interesting topic, gosh.

[Icon]

Originally Posted by saskflames69

Interesting article.

Interesting article a few days from now... Not something worth immediately reading with what else is going on.

[browna]

City of Calgary ‏@cityofcalgary 36s
Please avoid downtown if you can tomorrow. There will be a number of road closures. #yycflood #yyc

[Acey]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Ya, maybe if this were 2011, no, but Twitter has been huge in tonnes of disasters and I'd imagine they have mechanisms in place to remove the cap fairly quickly. This isn't their first rodeo.

I think the part after what you bolded is the most important. City officials and police departments. This is a free social media service, not Alberta Emergency Alert.

[saskflames69]

I'm sorry, I just realized I have probably come across as a total dick to you guys.

I really feel bad for you, I really do. If there's any way I can donate to the relief efforts I actually will and that's a promise.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by fotze

Who wants to meet at the bar? Sleep in day tomorrow, except for Mr.Coffee and his slave driving company.

I'm in, as long as we all go for mani pedi's after.